Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 1.03 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.03 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
50th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.03 modelled data
in 2024
All-time low
0.7877 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador is 1.03 modelled data, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador peaked at 1.03 modelled data in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7877 modelled data, in 1981.
El Salvador ranks 50th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7877 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.7994 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8118 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8247 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8358 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8464 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8576 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8712 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8839 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.895 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9031 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9083 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9116 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9125 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9153 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9224 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9343 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9458 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9552 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9619 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9669 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9719 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9775 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9866 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.997 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.03 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.03 modelled data | -0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.03 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.03 modelled data is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8354 modelled data | 0.7877 modelled data | 0.8839 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9203 modelled data | 0.895 modelled data | 0.9552 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9922 modelled data | 0.9619 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador was 1.03 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 modelled data in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7877 modelled data in 1981.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- El Salvador ranks 50th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release